Charactery

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  • noun. A system of characters or symbols used to express or convey thought and meaning.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which constitutes or indicates character; that in anything which indicates its qualities; a character or characteristic.
  • noun. The act or art of characterizing; characterization by means of words or representation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
  • noun. That which is charactered; the meaning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.
  • noun. That which is charactered; the meaning.
  • Word Usage
    "It is a picture of the hero's return, good for all ages in its living outline, composed in that 'charactery' which lays the past and future open."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    symbolism